It's worth pointing out that they are not bootleg blu ray discs - they are blu ray titles that are transcoded with the AVCHDcodec and burnt on to crappy DVD-5 media at 720presolution or on DVD-9 media at 1080p resolution ( the latter being better but still a transcoded copy in most cases)
The cost of blank blu ray discs is still so high it's not worth the pirates' efforts to copy them identically.
Even though they are burnt onto standard DVds , you still need a blu ray player that is AVC capable in order to watch them on a standalone.

Originally posted by domie: It's worth pointing out that they are not bootleg blu ray discs - they are blu ray titles that are transcoded with the AVCHDcodec and burnt on to crappy DVD-5 media at 720presolution or on DVD-9 media at 1080p resolution ( the latter being better but still a transcoded copy in most cases)
The cost of blank blu ray discs is still so high it's not worth the pirates' efforts to copy them identically.
Even though they are burnt onto standard DVds , you still need a blu ray player that is AVC capable in order to watch them on a standalone.

Yeah, but you know the (shit) quality most bootleg DVDs are like, and yet look how popular they are. It doesn't matter to most people who buy bootlegs about perfect PQ. Blu-ray is no exception.